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Transdisciplinarity in Research: Perspectives of Early Career Faculty
Megan Moore1, Melissa L Martinson1, Paula S Nurius1
1School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Background:
Early career faculty experiences and perspectives on transdisciplinary research are important yet understudied.
Methods:
Assistant professors at 50 top-ranked social work programs completed an online survey assessing perspectives on the salience of transdisciplinary training in their field, obstacles to or negative impacts of transdisciplinary training, and current environments. Content analysis and descriptive statistics were used.
Results:
A large majority of all participants (N ¼ 118) believed that transdisciplinary research is important, that greater training is needed, and that they are relatively well prepared in related skill sets. They are expected to build cross-disciplinary collaborations, yet only a small minority believed that social work researchers are nationally recognized as important collaborators, or that they are prepared to navigate tensions on research teams.
Conclusions:
We offer a multilevel framework of structural and training supports needed to realize transdisciplinary research in social work with relevance to other disciplines.
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